Ward End Primary School
Ingleton Road, Birmingham, B8 2RA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Chahal
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 892
- Pupils on roll
- 878
- URN
- 103217
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214645424
About this school
Ward End Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 878 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 120 | 119 | 119 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 62% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 74% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 76% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ward End Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 906 |
| 2023/24 | 908 |
| 2024/25 | 897 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ward End Primary School compares
Ward End Primary School ranked 103rd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 7.8% | 48.1% | 878 | — |
| Sladefield Infant School | — | 6.8% | 45.8% | 266 | 0.4 miles |
| Thornton Primary School | 67% | 6.9% | 58.5% | 473 | 0.5 miles |
| Leigh Primary School | 63% | 6.5% | 45.1% | 385 | 0.7 miles |
| Hodge Hill Primary School | 55% | 6.2% | 41.7% | 651 | 0.7 miles |
| Nansen Primary School | 61% | 7.2% | 55.4% | 528 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.07%
- English as an additional language
- 45%
- Overall absence
- 7.84%
- Persistent absence
- 25.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sladefield Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Thornton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Leigh Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Hodge Hill Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Nansen Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Ward End Primary School ranks 102nd of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ward End Primary School teach?
- Ward End Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Ward End Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ward End Primary School is Mrs Rachel Chahal, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ward End Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ward End Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ward End Primary School?
- Ward End Primary School has 878 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ward End Primary School full?
- Ward End Primary School has capacity for 892 pupils and 878 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ward End Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ward End Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ward End Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ward End Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Ward End Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ward End Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ward End Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ward End Primary School rank locally?
- Ward End Primary School ranked 103rd of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ward End Primary School's absence rate?
- Ward End Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ward End Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ward End Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.